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Chapter 5

I Taught a God, Yu Xiaogang

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Xiao Wuji moved his mind, casting a new book out once more.

"Time to eat."

Yu Xiaogang, who had a habit of reading in the morning to avoid forgetting his knowledge, felt his head get smacked and groggily crawled up from his desk.

Opening his eyes, he looked at the brand-new book and blinked; this was not part of his collection.

"I Taught a God?" Yu Xiaogang muttered. In an instant, his eyes widened, his emotions surged, and there was no trace of his recent slumber. "Who is so bold?"

"Besides me, the number one Spirit Master theorist on the Douluo Continent, who else could possess such ability?"

Yu Xiaogang nearly roared.

"If anyone dares to snatch my title as the number one Spirit Master theorist, I will spare no cost to destroy this Douluo Continent!"

In Spirit City, Xiao Wuji watched, dumbfounded. The thought process of this big fool was truly extraordinary; would this guy just refuse to read it?

After venting for a while, Yu Xiaogang looked left and right, and after confirming no one was around, he let out a cackling laugh.

"No matter who you are, the method to teach someone to become a god has now fallen into my hands. I, Yu Xiaogang, will certainly study it and surpass it. The only one who can teach a god is me, Yu Xiaogang!"

"As expected of you!" Xiao Wuji silently gave him a thumbs up.

[Yu Xiaogang, son of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect Master, experienced a mutation upon his Spirit awakening, but it mutated in an extremely poor direction.

However, Yu Xiaogang did not give up. Failing in Spirit cultivation, he carved out a broad, smooth path in Spirit theory.

In the end, he successfully taught a god!]

Scanning the summary in a flash, Yu Xiaogang widened his eyes in disbelief: "After all that, the clown... the teacher of the god is me!"

"Hahahaha, I, Yu Xiaogang, taught a god!" Yu Xiaogang laughed ecstatically. "I knew it! I am the number one Spirit Master theorist on the Douluo Continent!"

After a good while, Yu Xiaogang finally began to read the main text.

[Chapter 1: Do Not Bully the Poor in Their Old Age, Master Yu Xiaogang Takes His First Disciple

Yu Xiaogang's Spirit awakening results were not ideal, but he was at least granted half a level of innate Spirit power, giving him a chance to become a Spirit Master.]

With just a simple sentence, that unparalleled sense of immersion was hard to describe in words; various past events crawled up from the bottom of Yu Xiaogang's heart.

[As the son of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect Master, Yu Xiaogang possessed superior resources, top-tier Spirit Master knowledge, and a perfect Spirit-hunting team...

Under Yu Xiaogang's "utmost effort" in cultivation, he remained stuck at level 29 as he neared fifty years of age, unable to break through to level 30 for the rest of his life, ultimately forced to study Spirit theory.

On one hand, Yu Xiaogang's opportunity had not yet arrived; on the other, gods were born on the Douluo Continent, and everything was destined by heaven.

As the saying goes, if heaven had not birthed Yu Xiaogang, the Douluo ages would be as long as an endless night!

It is also said: Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river; do not bully the poor in their old age!]

Yu Xiaogang read extremely fast, and upon reaching the end, he could not help but feel his blood boil.

"What a great line: 'If heaven had not birthed me, Yu Xiaogang, the Douluo ages would be as long as an endless night!' And this 'Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river; do not bully the poor in their old age!' is also full of reason, making one's heart surge."

He had countless books in his collection, but this was the first time he had seen such invigorating words.

However, being an old man, his blood only stayed hot for less than three seconds.

After just two and a half seconds, Yu Xiaogang muttered: "Then again, who is lucky enough to be trained by me as a disciple? Never mind commoners, even a royal crown prince, if his aptitude is lacking, is not worthy of being my disciple."

The high standards of this big failure were entirely within Xiao Wuji's expectations.

The man often shouted, "There are no trash Spirits, only trash Spirit Masters."

If he wanted to, there were plenty of work-study students at the Notting Junior Spirit Master Academy with mediocre Spirits—truly trash—who had luckily had the chance to become Spirit Masters.

[Excellent people are often unable to be tolerated by worldly eyes, let alone a master like Yu Xiaogang who could teach a god?

Even the disciples of the Upper Three Sects within the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect had many criticisms of him.

Relying on his connections to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, Yu Xiaogang became a guest elder at the Notting Junior Spirit Master Academy, focusing on researching Spirit theory.

Until that day, while out walking his Spirit, Luo Sanpao, he finally encountered a disciple he could train into a god.]

"Walking Sanpao, meeting a disciple..." Yu Xiaogang read four lines at once, and while scanning rapidly, he saw a key piece of information.

["Luo, luo..." Luo Sanpao barked a low, alert warning.

"A scent of danger?!" Yu Xiaogang looked toward the distance in surprise.

Could there be danger just from a dispute between the academy gatekeeper and a child and an old man?

While pondering, Yu Xiaogang saw, to his disbelief, the adult gatekeeper being pushed over by a child with a single shove!

Sanpao really didn't bark for no reason. Yu Xiaogang retracted his Spirit and stepped forward quickly, his voice hoarse as he stopped the gatekeeper, who was scrambling up and about to rush at the child: "Alright, stop."]

"Pushed the gatekeeper over with a single shove?!" Yu Xiaogang was greatly shocked. "Even with the physique reinforced by awakening the world's number one beast Spirit within the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, it seems to fall short of this. In that case, he does have the qualifications to be my disciple."

[The gatekeeper was stunned for a moment, and then, the anger on his face instantly turned into flattery. The change was so fast it was hard to imagine. He nodded and bowed to the newcomer: "Master, you've returned."]

Yu Xiaogang merely glanced at the gatekeeper sideways, ignoring him, and said to the old man: "Old sir, could you let me see the proof from Spirit Hall?"

Looking at the proof written in the book, Yu Xiaogang gasped: "Spirit: Blue Silver Grass, innate full Spirit power!"

"How can a trash Spirit like Blue Silver Grass have innate full Spirit power, while my Sanpao only has half a level of innate Spirit power?" Yu Xiaogang's eyes were so jealous they seemed to spit fire.

"No..." Yu Xiaogang frowned, as he suddenly recalled the Spirit research he had read.

Setting aside the book in his hand, Yu Xiaogang quickly flipped the old volume on the table to the first page, then said with great delight, "It is just as I thought; this explains everything."

He had felt a sense of familiarity all along. That child could not possibly possess only the Blue Silver Grass martial soul; he had to have another. He was undoubtedly a rare twin martial soul awakener.

I wonder what I did in the book? Yu Xiaogang put down the old book and picked up I Taught a God, continuing his reading.

[After finishing the proof, Yu Xiaogang shifted his gaze to the child named 'Tang San'. He looked him up and down a few times before saying to the old man:

"The proof is indeed genuine, sir. On behalf of the academy, I apologize for what just happened. Please, leave this child to me."

Having a spirit master apologize to him, the old man hurriedly waved his hands. "No need for apologies, no need at all. We were in the wrong as well. Master, I will leave the child in your care. Little San, go on in with the Master and be sure to listen to him."]

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